The Reason This Dog Only Eats Half of Her Food Will Have You Bawling

Easton had two dogs named Stitch and Cookie. When he brought Cookie home, Stitch showed her how to share a food bowl, and trained her to only eat half of the food so the rest was left for him when he felt like eating, so she’s always eaten only her side of the bowl.

Sadly, Stitch recently passed away. Cookie now has the whole food bowl to herself, but old habits die hard. Easton put a little less kibble in, but Cookie still only ate her half, saving the rest for her big brother.

“[She] and Stitch were very close. They were like brother and sister,” Easton told Metro. “They took care of each other and cared for one another. As you can tell from the story, she does miss him.”

About Melanie

studied English and has a bachelor's degree in psychology, with a focus on animal behavior, neuropsychology, and psychotherapy. She shares two pit bulls (adopted from the SPCA Serving Erie County) with her family, as well as three adopted cats with her husband, Fred. She takes pride in being a grammar enthusiast and advocating for animals, the environment, equal rights, and humanitarianism. She loves camping, cooking, taking photos, listening to psychedelic rock and indie music, and making all sorts of crafty things - from charm bracelets and paper rose bouquets to kitty condos and feral cat houses!

Melanie was sharing this profile with Fred, who is new to the Life With Dogs family, so many stories that were written by Fred from April 2014 - June 2014 will appear under Melanie's name.